1. General

a. These Terms and Conditions are made up of the following:

i. Entry instructions; and

ii. these Terms and Conditions.

b. The “Competition” is the ‘Halve Waste  competitions.’

c. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “You” means a natural person.

d. You warrant to Halve Waste that you are over the age of 18 years;

e. By entering the Competition, the Entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, then please do not enter this Competition.

f. Any questions, comments or complaints can be directed to HalveWaste.

2. Promoter

a. The Promoter is Albury City Council (ABN 92 965 474 349) of PO Box 323, Albury, NSW 2640.

3. Participating Entrants

a. Residents of Halve Waste local government areas – AlburyCity, Alpine Shire, Federation, Greater Hume, Indigo Shire, Wodonga council and Towong shire are eligible to enter.  All other entries from outside these areas will not be included in the prize draw. 

4. Eligibility and Entry Conditions

a. The “Entry Period” is noted on the competition entry form and all dates and times are (AEST)

b. Entry into this Competition is free. Multiple entries are not acceptable and only 1 entry will qualify. By entering the competition you are thereby accepting these Terms and Conditions.

c. An “Entrant” is defined as an eligible person who completes the online entry form https://halvewaste.com.au/halve-waste-competitions/

d. Entrants must reside in one of the Halve Waste councils listed in 3.a to be eligible                               
e. All steps in (d) must be completed for each entry in order to be considered a valid Entrant in the Competition.

f. The Promoter reserves the right to request verification of age, identity, residential address of the Prize Winner and any other information relevant to entry into or participation in this Competition. Verification is at the discretion of the Promoter, whose decision is final.

g. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any individual who is deemed to be involved in any way in interfering or tampering with the conduct of this Competition in any manner.

h. The Promoter reserves the right to disallow any entry and/or refuse to award a Prize where false or misleading details have been given by the Entrant. The Promoter also reserves the right to disqualify any individual who is involved in any way in interfering or tampering with the conduct of this Competition including but not limited to ambush marketing. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who it has reason to believe has breached any of these i. Terms and Conditions or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the Competition.

j. Any costs associated with accessing the website/application is the Entrant’s responsibility and are dependent on the internet service provider/telecommunications provider used. All costs incurred by the Prize Winner must be borne by the Prize Winner.

k. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

l. Incomplete, ineligible or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

m. Your Content must have been created by You and not secured from some other source, so that no other third party has a claim on this Content, (including intellectual property rights and rights of confidentiality and privacy) of any third party, that creates liability for either Halve Waste, AlburyCity Council or You, or violates any local, state, national or international law.

5. Cheating, Abuse and Disorderly Behaviour

a. Any Entrant may be disqualified from this Competition at the discretion of the Promoter for any failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions or cheating in any way such as:

i. Using any cheats, hacks or other 3rd party “helper” applications or “bots” to simulate human interaction;

ii. Exploiting the application in any way or using the application in any way that circumvents the purpose and conditions of the Competition.

b. Abusive behaviour, including any use of harassing, negative, or profane language, violence, sexual activity and nudity in Entrant submissions and the Competition will not be tolerated and will also constitute grounds for immediate disqualification.

6. Judging – Prizes

a. The Competition is based on chance. 

b. After the Promoter notifies the Prize Winner of the Prize, all future correspondence will then be between the Prize Winner and the Promoter.

c. All winning entrants must be deemed eligible as per the terms and conditions outlined in this document.

d. An entrant (person) can win a maximum of one Monthly Prize for the duration of the competition. An entrant (person) may submit multiple entries (posts)

7. Timings

a. The Monthly Entrants will be evaluated on the first week following the previous competition month and evaluated based on the criteria outlined in these terms and conditions.

8. Prize Winner Notification

a. At the conclusion of the Competition, the Prize Winners from each month will be contacted by email. If the Promoter can’t get in touch with them within a week they will be notified as soon as possible thereafter.

9. Prizes

a. Prizes- are noted  on the entry form.

b. The Prizes can non refundable and cannot be changed.

c. All Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable, non-exchangeable, non-replaceable and non-redeemable for cash. Prizes cannot be re-sold. Prizes must be taken as offered. No modifications or exchanges will be possible. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value, performance or availability of any of the Prizes. The prizes will be supplied to the winners as gift vouchers to the relevant businesses.

d. The Prize cannot be on-sold on auction websites, classifieds or by other methods of re-sale.

c. Each entrant (person) is eligible to win a maximum of one monthly prize for the duration of the competition.

e. The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality/suitability of any of the goods or services offered as Prizes. The Promoter is not liable for any loss suffered or sustained, to person or property and including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by it, or its agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply, of any goods or services connected with this Competition.

10. Content Terms of Use

a. Halve Waste may like to feature and re-post the Content on its social media channel and HalveWaste.com.au. By entering the competition you are accepting these Terms and Conditions, which You permit Halve Waste to use this content for the purpose of promoting this competition and re-posting the content on social media. You also consent for Halve Waste to use the Content with credits identifying the source of this Content and without the further requirement of permission from or payment to You or any other person or entity.  Your personal details will never be used publicly. 

b. By providing Content, You also represent and warrant to us that You have the authority to provide all intellectual property rights related to the Content.

c. You agree to indemnify and keep us indemnified against all claims, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities incurred or suffered by us arising out of in connection with our use of the Content. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability to You however arising in relation to our use of the Content, or these  Terms and Conditions.

d. Competition posts must be available for public viewing on Facebook and available to re-post at the discretion of the Promoter.

11. Publicity Release, Use of Personal Information

a. The Promoter may collect information (including personal information) from Entrants and entries and use it for the purpose of contacting the Entrants. All personal information provided by Entrants will be held by the Promoter in accordance with the Promoter’s privacy policy which is available at https://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/privacy

b. The Promoter is not responsible or liable in any manner for any content or materials posted in relation to this Competition.

c. By accepting the Prize, the Prize Winner consents to the Promoter using their details for marketing and promotional purposes relating to this competition.

d. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any failure to receive an entry or for inaccurate information or for any loss, damage or injury as a result of technical or telecommunications problems, including security breaches. If such problems arise, then the Promoter may modify the Competition.

e. If this Competition is not capable of running as planned due to any reason, including unauthorised intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to any applicable law) in its sole discretion to cancel the Competition or to disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process.

f. Under Privacy law, Entrants may access their personal information that the Promoter holds about them and seek correction of that information at any time. If Entrants no longer wish the Promoter to notify them of initiatives that the Promoter considers may be of interest to them, they may notify the Promoter by email: [email protected]. If Entrants choose this option, the Promoter will destroy any personal information that it holds about them. You can obtain a copy of the Promoter’s privacy policy at its’ website:  https://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/privacy

12. Exclusion of Liability

a. By registering for this Competition, each Entrant and subsequent Prize Winner assumes sole liability for any personal injury and/or damage to property caused or claimed to have been caused to him or her as a result of or in connection with participating in this Competition.

b. These Terms and Conditions do not affect, and are not intended to affect, any rights or remedies a consumer might have, which cannot be excluded under applicable consumer protection laws.

c. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever that is suffered by any Entrants or Prize Winner (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss), or for any personal injury suffered or sustained as a result of taking any Prize, or death except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

a. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of its courts for the resolution of any dispute, difference, controversy or claim arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions and/or this Competition.

14. Facebook- Special Terms and Conditions

a. All entrants must also adhere to the conditions stated by Facebook (which may be changed by Facebook outlined on website: https://www.facebook.com/policies/pages_groups_events/#promotionsguidelin